Word Meaning 小屋

こや koya

小屋 is read as こや (koya) and means one's own house.

Meaning

English

  1. one's own house
  2. hut
  3. cabin
  4. shed
  5. (animal) pen
  6. small theatre (theater)
  7. temporary playhouse
  8. circus tent

Reading

Kana

こや

Romaji

koya

Writing Variants

  • 小屋 しょうおく shouoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Related Words 動物,ペット,ゲージ Rank 341 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

小部屋

こべや

small room

山小屋

やまごや

mountain hut (esp. one that offers lodging to climbers and hikers)

小屋根

こやね

small roof (e.g. over the first storey of a building, a window, an attached shed or veranda, etc.)

小屋組

こやぐみ

roof truss

芝居小屋

しばいごや

playhouse

仮小屋

かりごや

booth

丸太小屋

まるたごや

log cabin

物置小屋

ものおきごや

storage shed

番小屋

ばんごや

guard house

羊小屋

ひつじごや

sheepfold

小売店

こうりてん

retail store

Example Sentences

10

The pigs aren't in the pen.

I saw a cottage in the distance.

I'm building a birdhouse.

Tom built a birdhouse.

There's a doghouse in the yard.

There's a hut under the bridge.

Who built this doghouse?

Our dog is in the kennel.

Tom built a birdhouse.

There are three cows in the cowshed.